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The Good GP
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The Good GP, the education podcast for busy GPs; brought to you by Dr Tim Koh, Dr Krystyna DeLange and Dr Sean Stevens.The Good GP is a proud member of the Talking HealthTech Podcast Network - the premier audio destination for cutting-edge insights and thought leadership in healthcare delivery, innovation, digital health, healthcare ICT, and commercialisation.Disclaimer: The Good GP podcasts are for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of a specialist GP or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Episodes
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Naltrexone in alcohol use disorder
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna De Lange speaks with Dr David Leitinger, a GP with a special interest in addiction medicine, about the practical use of naltrexone for managing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Dr Leitinger explains how naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, disrupts the...
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Antidepressant during pregnancy: Pharmacoepidemiologist’s perspective
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Julia Rawlinson speaks with Dr Florence Martin, an epidemiologist specialising in pregnancy pharmacoepidemiology. Dr Martin discusses her recent study examining the relationship between first trimester antidepressant use and miscarriage risk, using UK primary…
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Antidepressant during pregnancy: Psychiatrist’s perspective
In this episode of the Good GP, Dr Julia Rawlinson speaks with Dr Julia Feutrill, consultant psychiatrist at King Edward Memorial Hospital and co-director of the Elizabeth Clinic. They discuss the complexities of antidepressant use during pregnancy, providing GPs with practical advice for...
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Fowl play: Bird flu and whooping cough update?
In this episode of the Good GP, Dr Julia Rawlinson speaks with Dr Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor at the WA Department of Health and expert in communicable diseases, about H5N1 avian influenza and pertussis. They review the current status of H5N1 in Australia, where the virus has been…
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Beyond Tummy Pain: Managing Coeliac Disease in Kids
In this episode, Dr Julia Rawlinson is once again joined by Dr Emma Turner, Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Perth Children’s Hospital, and Dr Erin Horsley, GP Anaesthetist with a special interest in gastroenterology and lived experience parenting a child with coeliac disease.…
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Beyond Tummy Pain: Coeliac Disease in Children
In this episode, Dr Julia Rawlinson is joined in this two-part series by Dr Emma Turner, Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Perth Children’s Hospital, and Dr Erin Horsley, GP Anaesthetist with a special interest in gastroenterology and lived experience parenting a child with…
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Men's Mental Health: Addressing Barriers and Improving Engagement
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna De Lange is joined by Dr Hayden Cain, a GP, rural generalist and clinical ambassador for Movember's Men in Mind to discuss men’s mental health. They explore why men’s mental health is a critical issue for GPs, including the higher rates of preventable...
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Optimising GLP-1 Use: Indications, Titration, and Monitoring
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Sean Stevens speaks with Dr Terri-Lynne South, GP and medical director of Lifestyle Metabolic, for a focused discussion on the practicalities of prescribing GLP-1 medications. Dr Terri-Lynne shares her experience with increasing GP interest in GLP-1s, outlining...
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Navigating Aortic Pathology in General Practice
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna de Lange speaks with Dr Samantha Peden, vascular surgeon with appointments at the Royal Brisbane and Womens' Hospital, Wesley Private Hospital in Brisbane and Friendly Society Private Hospital Bundaberg, about the identification and management of aortic...
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The Basics of the Immune System: How Your Body Defends and Balances Itself
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life podcast, Dr Catherine Bourke is joined by Dr Jack Bourke, clinical immunologist and immunopathologist, to discuss the fundamentals of the immune system. Dr Jack explains the core functions of the immune system, including defending against pathogens…
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GP Wellbeing and Addressing Burnout
In this episode, Dr Ramya Raman speaks with Dr Shaun Prentice, psychologist and Research Officer, about GP wellbeing and burnout, and Dr Vanessa Matabang, RACGP WA Core Education Head of Training and Wellbeing Champion. Defining burnout as a chronic reaction to ongoing stress, distinct from...
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Social Media Do's and Don'ts for Doctors - Part 2
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Ramya Raman continues the conversation with Dr Maria Li, a GP from New South Wales, on the practicalities and considerations for doctors using social media. Dr Maria Li shares her last three practical principles for GPs using social media: Your Comments Are...
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Social Media Do's and Don'ts for Doctors - Part 1
In this episode, Dr Ramya Raman interviews Dr Maria Li, a GP from New South Wales extensive experience in health communication and social media. Dr Maria describes how she began sharing health information on Instagram during the early COVID-19 lockdowns, a role which has grown to include...
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The ORIGINS Project and Early Impacts on Child Development
In this episode, Dr Julia Rawlinson speaks with Professor Desiree Silva, Co-Director of ORIGINS, Director of Research at Joondalup Health Campus, and Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Western Australia, Focusing on ORIGINS, a large longitudinal study following 10,000 families from...
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An approach to toothache: Tips and red flags for GPs
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Tim Koh talks to Dr Elaine Cheung, an experienced dentist, and provides practical and relevant advice to assist GPs in recognising, assessing, and managing dental pain in the primary care setting. Addressing the most common causes of toothache, including dental...
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Preparing for the Medicare Three-Year-Old Check
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Tim Jones, GP and Chair of the RACGP Specific Interest Group in Child and Young Persons Health, to discuss the Federal Government's upcoming Medicare-funded three-year-old health check. Dr Jones explains the significance of this...
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Preparing for Assignment of Benefit Changes in Bulk Billing
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Sean Stevens speaks with Dr Ramya Raman, RACGP Vice-President, GP and practice owner, and Jessica White, Chief Technology Officer at Best Practice Software, about recent government changes to the assignment of benefits process and what it means for general...
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Mpox in Australia: What GPs Need to Know Now
In this episode of the Good GP, Dr Ramya Raman speaks with Dr Fergus McCabe, specialist GP and medical governor of Western Australia’s AIDS Council, about the current rise of mpox (monkeypox) cases in Western Australia and across Australia. Dr McCabe talks about the epidemiology and transmission…
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Media Skills for GPs: The Art of Public Medical Commentary
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Maria Li is joined by Dr Michael Bonning, GP, former Navy doctor, immediate past AMA NSW President, and current Chair of Public Health at the Federal AMA, to discuss the increasingly relevant topic of GPs providing medical commentary in the media. Dr Bonning...
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Evolving role of AI in Australian general practice documentation
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Tim Koh is joined by Kai van Lieshout, CEO and co-Founder of Lyrebird Health, to discuss the current and future role of AI tools in Australian general practice. Describing the uptake of AI transcription tools, with about a quarter of GPs using scribe tools daily...
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Current diphtheria outbreak in northern Australia
In this episode, Dr Ramya Raman is joined by Dr Paul Victor Effler, a public health physician, to discuss the current diphtheria outbreak in northern Australia. The clinical features of diphtheria, including its potential for severe throat and skin infections, and highlights the characteristic...
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Asthma reset - what's changed for adults and kids
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Ramya Raman is joined by Dr Stephen Oo, a paediatric respiratory physician from Perth Children’s Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital, and Respiratory Care WA. They discuss the recent updates to the Australian Asthma Handbook and the implications for asthma…
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Medicare Compliance Part 2 - Avoiding Common Pitfalls
In this episode, Dr Maria Li is joined again by Associate Professor Antonio Di Dio, GP and Director of the Professional Services Review, to discuss practical strategies for avoiding Medicare compliance issues in general practice. Key points: The crucial role of accurate, contemporaneous medical...
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Medicare Compliance Part 1 - the role of the Professional Services Review (PSR)
In this episode, host Dr Maria Li is joined by Associate Professor Antonio Di Dio, a practicing GP and Director of the Professional Services Review (PSR), to discuss Medicare compliance, a topic of growing relevance and concern for Australian general practitioners. Associate Professor Antonio Di...
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Performance and Image Enhancing Peptides
In this episode, host Dr Krystyna De Lange is joined by Dr Ashley Bowden, ACRRM registrar and exercise science graduate, to discuss the growing interest in peptides, particularly those promoted in the fitness and wellness sectors. Dr Ashley Bowden defines peptides as short chains of amino acids…
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Cardiac amyloidosis recognition and diagnosis for GPs
In this episode, host Dr Krystyna De Lange speaks with Sydney-based cardiologist Dr Natasha Gorrie from St Vincent's Hospital and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. They discuss cardiac amyloidosis, an under-recognised cause of heart failure in older adults and a condition with evolving...
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Syphilis update in Australia
In this episode, Dr Tim Koh speaks with Dr Grace Phua, a GP and public health clinician from the Health Department of Western Australia’s Syphilis Response Team, to provide an update on syphilis in Australia and practical guidance for general practitioners. Key Points: Changing Epidemiology: They...
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Pre-anaesthetic medication medication management for GPs
In this episode of The Good GP, host Julia Rawlinson welcomes Dr Erin Horsley, an experienced GP anaesthetist, to provide practical guidance on pre-anaesthetic medication management for general practitioners. Focusing on how to prepare patients for elective surgery by knowing which medications to...
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Managing Winter Respiratory Infections with Nasal Sprays
In this episode, Julia Rawlinson speaks with Professor Paul Little, is a Professor of Primary Care Research at the University of Southampton and a practising GP with over 20 years of clinical experience, about his landmark research on acute respiratory tract infections and its relevance for…
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Essential Guide to Lung Cancer Screening for Australians
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life podcast, Dr Catherine Bourke discusses the new lung cancer screening program in Australia and its importance for early cancer detection. Dr Bourke explains that lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in Australia, largely because...
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Eating Disorders: Management in Primary Care
In this episode, Dr Krystyna de Lange is once again joined by Dr Karen Spielman and Dr Rachel Kalman, GPs with a special interest in eating disorders, for part two of this series on eating disorders. Their conversation centres on the ongoing management of patients with eating disorders in general...
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Eating Disorders: Screening and Assessment
In this episode, Dr Krystyna de Lange speaks with Dr Karen Spielman and Dr Rachel Kalman about the screening and assessment of eating disorders in general practice. This is the first episode of a two part series on eating disorders. Both Dr Spielman and Dr Kalman have a special interest in...
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Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna de Lange welcomes Dr Jonathon Mitchell, hepatologist from Cairns Base Hospital, to discuss metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formally known as Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or NAFLD. They explore the updated...
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Your First Antenatal Visit: What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know for a Healthy Pregnancy
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life Podcast, Dr Anna Mullins and Dr Catherine Bourke provide a comprehensive and practical overview of the first antenatal visit, building on their previous discussion about preconception care. Aimed at supporting GPs to deliver optimal care at this early...
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Current state of play of ADHD for GPs in Australia
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Sean Stevens interviews Dr John Kramer OAM, an experienced rural general practitioner and Chair of the RACGP ASD, ADHD, and Neurodiversity Specific Interest Group, they talked about the evolving role of GPs in ADHD care in Australia. Covering the recent…
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Travel Medicine in the post-pandemic era
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Sean Stevens speaks with Professor Nick Zwar, Chair of the RACGP Travel Medicine Specific Interest Group, to discuss the state of travel medicine in Australia post-COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Zwar outlines how the pandemic led to a sudden halt in...
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Exploring female sexual dysfunction
In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Anisa Varasteh, a clinical sexologist, psychotherapist, and former president of the Society of Australian Sexologists, to discuss the topic of female sexual dysfunction and its management in general practice. Anisa Varasteh…
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Preconception Care: Expert Tips for Planning a Healthy Pregnancy
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life Podcast, hosts Dr Catherine Bourke and Dr Anna Mullins provide an overview of preconception care, and the key considerations for GPs when supporting patients who are planning a pregnancy. Key discussion points include: Initial Assessment: Consider age,...
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RACGP Hackathon 2026: Building Real Solutions for Everyday GP Challenges
In this episode of The Good GP podcast, Dr Ramya Raman, Vice President of the RACGP and GP, is joined by Dr Sean Stevens, Chair of the RACGP Digital Health and Innovation Specific Interest Group, and Dr Amandeep Hansra, Deputy Chair and esteemed digital health expert, for a discussion about the...
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Paediatric Squints in General Practice
In this episode, host Dr Maria Li is joined by Dr Parth Shah, an adult and paediatric ophthalmologist based in Canberra and Sydney, to discuss paediatric squints, also known as paediatric strabismus. Beginning with an overview of why paediatric squints can seem daunting for general practitioners,...
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Beyond Needles: Benefits and Insights Into Intranasal Vaccines
In this episode, host Dr Sean Stevens is joined by Dr Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor at the WA Department of Health and Adjunct Dr at the University of Western Australia. Dr Effler is an experienced public health physician with extensive expertise in vaccine safety surveillance and has been…
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Chlamydia: Why Early Detection and Treatment Matters
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life Podcast, hosts Dr Catherine Bourke and Dr Anna Mullins discuss Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Australia. Providing an in-depth, evidence-based overview tailored for general practitioners. Key discussion...
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Best practices for managing finger fractures in GP
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Tim Koh is joined by Dr Jeff Ecker, an orthopaedic surgeon with over 35 years of experience specialising in complex hand and wrist conditions. Focusing on the assessment and management of finger fractures, an injury commonly encountered by general...
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Wrist pain assessment and arthritis management in GP
In this episode of The Good GP Podcast, host Dr Tim Koh is joined by Dr Jeff Ecker, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon based in Perth, to discuss the complexities of assessing and managing wrist conditions in general practice. Dr Ecker outlines the importance of a thorough history and clinical...
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Assessing and managing wrist fractures in GP
In this episode of The Good GP Podcast, host Dr Tim Koh is joined by Dr Jeff Ecker, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon based in Perth with over 35 years of expertise in complex hand and wrist conditions. Discussing the assessment and management of wrist fractures, with advice tailored for general...
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Foetal Rhesus Testing: Guidelines, Timing, and Practice Tips for GPs
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Tegan Allin, rural generalist and GP obstetrician from Thursday Island live from the GP25 Conference, to discuss the topic of foetal rhesus screening and recent changes in Australian guidelines. They began with an overview…
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Managing Obesity: GLP-1 Medications, Patient Goals, and Long-Term Health
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Sean Stevens is joined by Dr Terri-Lynne South live from the GP25 Conference, to deliver an overview of obesity management, with a specific focus on the use of GLP-1 and GIP dual incretin therapies in general practice. Dr Terri-Lynne South outlines the...
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Cervical Cancer Screening Made Simple: What Every Woman Needs to Know
In this episode of This Could Save Your Life Podcast, hosts Dr Anna Mullins and Dr Catherine Bourke provide a comprehensive overview of cervical cancer screening and prevention. They start with the epidemiology of cervical cancer, outlining that it affects approximately 1 in 175 women or people...
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Attacking adrenal health pseudoscience: Sorting disinformation from fact
In this episode of the Good GP, host Dr Maria Li welcomes back Dr Katherine Wyld, endocrinologist, for the third and final part of the series on hormone pseudoscience. Focusing on adrenal hormone-related misinformation, commonly encountered both in general practice and on social media. Dr Wyld...
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Clarifying menopause pseudoscience: Sorting disinformation from fact
In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Maria Li continues her conversation with Dr Katherine Wyld, a Queensland-based endocrinologist, exploring the topic of menopause pseudoscience and its impact on patient care. This second part in the hormones series explores the growing prevalence of...
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The Good GP, the education podcast for busy GPs; brought to you by Dr Tim Koh, Dr Krystyna DeLange and Dr Sean Stevens.The Good GP is a proud member of the Talking HealthTech Podcast Network - the premier audio destination for cutting-edge insights and thought leadership in healthcare delivery, innovation, digital health, healthcare ICT, and commercialisation.Disclaimer: The Good GP podcasts are for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice. Always seek the advice of a specialist GP or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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